Welcome to the Roxbury Recap, where we keep you in the loop with all things Roxbury!
- For the month of February, there will be a series of “Homeroom Challenges” sent out to students’ emails. The winning homeroom each week gets breakfast that Friday.
- M213 was the winning homeroom for the second week of Homeroom Challenges.
- Roxbury’s own David Doherty won the Mayo Performing Arts Center’s Music Students of The Month. You can read more about it here.
- Juniors are currently selecting their classes for next year. Juniors make sure to check your emails for a pass!
- Between Wednesday and Thursday last week, approximately 1000 hearts were hidden throughout the school. Students and teachers who found these hearts dropped them off in containers in the main office. Faculty won this challenge and earned 250 Gael points!
- School Bus Driver Appreciation Day is on Saturday, February 22.
- On February 28th HOSA will be hosting a blood drive all day in the Health Quad (D138 & D139). You have to be at least 16 to sign up with the consent of your parents. See Ms. Kalodner in M213 for more information or visit the HOSA table in the Cafeteria during your lunch block!
- RHS will be hosting the Spring College Fair on Monday, March 3rd from 10am to 11:30am in the Auxiliary Gym. Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with representatives from over 58 local & national schools. We will also be hosting representatives from multiple trade schools and even the US Air Force. Be sure to check in with your teacher prior to attending the college fair.
- Take a bite out of cancer! Rox-THON is selling cake pops, you can purchase 2 cake pops for $5 to pick up at RHS on Wednesday, February 26th. The sale ends tonight so make sure to get your orders in now!
- To sign up for Rox-THON 2025, please do three things:
- Register online (roxthon.org), by Fri. Feb 21st
- Parent/Guardian should sign the Genesis permission slip on the parent portal, by Fri. Feb 21st
- Fundraise at least $50, by the event (3/07)
- Rox-THON Shirts are $15. You can order one online, in the media center, or stop by L208 (Mr. Gottfried) to purchase one.
- The Roxbury Review is looking for new contributors. Look around the building for the various posters, or join the Google Classroom with this code: 7mm4ltu
GIRLS BASKETBALL
- (2/18) vs. Mount Olive W
- (2/20) @ Lenape Valley L
- (2/22) @ Pompton Lakes
- (TBD) @ Riverdale for States
BOYS BASKETBALL
- (2/18) @ Mount Olive L
- (2/20) vs. Mendham L
- (2/21) @ Pequannock
- (TBD) @ Teaneck for states tournament
HOCKEY
- HAAS Cup Champions
- (TBD) @ Ramapo for State tournament
WRESTLING
- (2/21-2/22) @ Warren Hills for Districts
WINTER TRACK
- (2/22) @ Bennett Center for State Finals
BOWLING
- (2/19) vs. Morris Hills for State Semi-Finals L
CHOIR
- From Thursday (2/20) to Sunday (2/23) The New Jersey Treble All-State Choir will perform at the NJ Performing Arts Center in Atlantic City, NJ. Several of Roxbury’s students will be part of the massive choir.
THEATER
- The Spring Play has been Announced! Roxbury’s theater program will put on their very own production of “Little Shop of Horrors!” Performances are on 2/27 and 2/28 at 7 PM, and twice on 3/1 at 2 PM and 7 PM. You can purchase tickets here.
- Spanish Club Schedule: 3/12, 4/19, 5/14
- The club’s purpose is to appreciate the culture of the Spanish-speaking world and encourage as many people as possible in Roxbury High School to participate. There will be more meetings. Email Kevin Cantwell and Maria Jose Navarro for any further questions or more information.
- The Roxbury Robotics team, Roxbotix, will have a launch show on 2/19.
- The robot launch show is on Wednesday, February 19th, starting at 7 pm in the auditorium. This will be the culmination of eight weeks of hard work, effort, sweat, tears, and joy, to bring this year’s robot to life. The show lasts about 45 minutes.
- To sign up for Rox-THON 2025, please do three things:
- Register online (roxthon.org), by Fri. Feb 21st
- Parent/Guardian should sign the Genesis permission slip on the parent portal, by Fri. Feb 21st
- Fundraise at least $50, by the event (3/07)
- Rox-THON Shirts are $15. You can order one online, in the media center, or stop by L208 (Mr. Gottfried) to purchase one.
- The Outreach club sold candy grams this week. They were delivered to homerooms on Thursday (2/13).
- The Yearbook Club held a meeting on Tuesday, February 19th.
- The Rox-THON leaders will be headed to Penn State today and spending the weekend at THON!
Teacher of the Week: Mr. Geary
Our 2/17 Teacher of the Week is Mr. Geary!
“I greatly appreciate being honored as the teacher of the week! As my students know, I can get very excited and animated as I am teaching. One of my students recently asked me if I was “actually this excited” about what they were learning, and the truth is that I am. I love what I do and I love sharing that passion with my students. Math is not everyone’s favorite class, so I am happy that I am able to help my students enjoy learning it. I have been teaching for almost 10
years now, and the 3 that I have spent at Roxbury have been my favorite. This is a testimony to the people here; from the staff to the leadership team and to the students in my classes. They all make it a great place to teach. I hope to inspire my students as they have inspired me to continue doing what I love.”
“Coach Geary is both an awesome coach and teacher! All of my friends love their classes with him and despite never having one personally I’ve heard it’s always a fun time. Having Coach Geary as my JV coach sophomore year, the season was amazing and I was so grateful to have been supported and coached by Coach Geary! Practices were always a mixture of fun and hard work, and I couldn’t have asked for a better season and coach. I am so grateful that he is been there for me and my teammates throughout our high school volleyball journeys! Congrats Coach Geary!” – Taylor Schauble
“Mr. Geary is such a cool and amazing teacher! I loved having Mr. Geary for geometry my sophomore year, and still to today (my senior year) he greets me in the hallway with a hello and smile! He is very deserving of teacher of the week!!”
Congratulations to our 2/17 Teacher of the Week!
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